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ORDINANCE No. AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 1999 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE TRACKING INSTRUCTIONS. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: A. Amendment N to the Eugene Charter of 1976 was adopted at the general election on November 5,1996. The Amendment provides in part that hazardous substance users in Eugene shall hie an annual materials balance report that lists inputs and outputs of all hazardous substances obtained, used or generated. By Ordinance No. 20112 adopted by the Council and approved by the Ma or an A ril 6,1998, the City Council adopted the 1998 Hazardous Substance Reporting Forms y p and Instructions the "instructions"} attached as Exhibit A to the Ordinance. B. The Toxics Board has reviewed the 1998 Instructions, and developed the 1999 Hazardous Substance Tracking Instructions for reports due April 1, 2000. In the 1999 Instructions, the format has been changed to provide greater clarity and ease of use, and some changes and updates to the prior Instructions have been made, such as providing a definition of the term "article," and adding a question and answer section that lists questions which have been posed by businesses and the responses from the Toxic Board. C. The 1999 Instructions developed by the Toxics Board also include numerous provisions that simply describe explicit provisions of Amendment N; some interpretations ofthe Amendment; and some provisions which are necessary to implement the .Amendment in a practicable manner but which are not expressly contained in the Amendment. The Toxics Board has recommended that the Council adopt the 1999 Instructions. D. The Council approves the 1999 Instructions as being consistent with the terms and intent of Amendment IV. The Council intends by this ordinance to adopt the 1999 Instructions as binding on those persons covered by its terms. E. The Council adopts this ordinance pursuant to its authority under both section 4 of the Eugene Charter of 1976 and Article ~ of .Amendment N. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLO'~VS: The 1999 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE TRACKING INSTRUCTIONS, for reports due April 1, 2000, prepared by the Toxics Board and a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, are hereby adopted by the Council. Passed by the City Council this day of,~~,~~, 1998. c.. City Recor er 98. Approved by the Mayor this